Archive for 2009


How To Save Money on Gift Wrap

Posted by Jill on December 7th, 2009

If you completed your holiday shopping on Black Friday or Cyber Monday, it’s time for the next step…wrapping! So many times I’ve set a budget for a gift and stayed within it – only to spend a fortune buying the perfect wrapping supplies. If you’re trying to save money this holiday season, consider some of [...]

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PerkStreet $50 Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Kate on December 4th, 2009

It’s Free Money Friday! This week we have a great sign up bonus for a checking account from PerkStreet Financial! Update: The PerkStreet offer was discontinued early. How to Get Your Sign Up Bonus Open a PerkStreet Financial account with a $25 minimum deposit by December 31, 2009 February 28, 2010. The sign up bonus [...]

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Holiday Challenge, Retirement, and Saving

Posted by Madison on December 3rd, 2009

Everyone loves a good challenge, right? As my husband was boxing up the iPod he sold on eBay, a new challenge occurred to me. Could you earn enough money before the holidays to cover your entire holiday budget? That’s the challenge I posed to my husband. We’re going to try for a revenue neutral holiday! [...]

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3 Do It Yourself Tasks to Save $170 Per Year

Posted by Amanda on December 2nd, 2009

Do-it-Yourself (DIY) has become a new and exciting movement in the United States. Of course, for us frugal people, it’s been a core in our lives since we first made the realization that paying someone else usually comes with a premium. Below are three things that you can do for yourself at home in order [...]

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6 Mistakes of New Earners and How to Fix Them

Posted by Jill on December 1st, 2009

In October of 2007, I had been out of college for five months and working full time for three. I was making more money than I ever had in my life, and had no idea what to do with it. Then I read The Automatic Millionaire and The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous and [...]

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